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Season Package Info

School of the Performing Arts and Cinema (SoPAC)

SoPAC Full Package(15 Events)
  • Made in Taiwan
  • Othello
  • Neoclassical Masterworks
  • Manhattan Piano Trio
  • Poe-Ism
  • Colorado Quartet
  • NRVS Fall Concert
  • NRVS Winter
  • The Skin of Our Teeth
  • Our Town
  • Kandinsky Trio and Marcolivia
  • Imani Winds
  • Parker Quartet
  • Faculty Chamber Music
  • NRVS Spring Concert
Buyer Type

Season Price

Gen/Faculty/Staff

$114

Senior Citizen

$87

University Theatre

Theatre Arts

Theatre Arts (4 Productions)
  • Made in Taiwan
  • Othello
  • The Skin of Our Teeth
  • Our Town
Buyer Type

Season Price

Gen/Faculty/Staff

$32

Student/Senior Citizen

$24

Made in Taiwan -Conceived, written, and performed by Michelle Krusiec
Theatre 101 - Open Seating
Fri.  Oct 30th @ 2:00pm
Sat. & Sun.  Oct 31st – Nov 1st @ 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Tickets: General/Faculty/Staff $9, Student/Senior $7
On Sale: Mon. Oct 19th, 2009
Theatre alum Michelle Krusiec inaugurates our new performance location with her compelling one-woman tour-de-force on a daughter’s relationship with her mother. Sex, adultery, biting and noodles come together in this vibrant tale of a displaced Taiwanese mother, the daughter who loves her, and the husband who must prove his fidelity. “A polished, incredible performance that will leave you stunned.”

Othello by William Shakespeare
Squires Haymarket Theatre - Reserved Seating
Fri.-Sat.        Nov 13th-14th @ 7:30pm & Sun. Nov 15th @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Tues.–Thurs. Nov 17th-19th @ 7:30pm
Tickets: General/Faculty/Staff $9, Student/Senior $7
On Sale: Mon. Nov 2nd, 2009
Director Bob McGrath imparts his personal stamp on this contemporary production of a Shakespeare classic, creating a theatrical world of visual projections with a sonic score and live performance by Haitian-American artist Daniel Bernard Roumsin (DBR) on electric/acoustic violin. Theatre faculty member Michael Anthony Williams performs the title role. It’s sure to be a unique look at the age-old and on-going struggles of human relations.

The Skin or Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder
Squires Studio Theatre - Reserved Seating
Thurs.– Sat. Feb 18th-20th @ 7:30pm & Sun. Feb 21st @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Tues. – Sat.  Feb 23rd–27th @ 7:30pm
Tickets: General/Faculty/Staff $9, Student/Senior $7
On Sale: Mon. Feb 1st, 2010
Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, and other ancient allegorical figures are juxtaposed with modern-day family against an epochal Ice Age, Noah’s flood, war, book burning, and more. Wilder’s unconventional drama, a fun and complicated spectacle written in 1942, reveals the cyclical nature of human existence and man’s unwavering resilience to survive and build new worlds over and over again. Directed by Greg Justice

Our Town by Thornton Wilder
Squires Haymarket Theatre - Reserved Seating
Wed. – Fri. Apr 21st-23rd @ 7:30pm & Sat. Apr 24th @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Sun. Apr 25th @ 7:30pm
Tickets:  General/ Faculty/Staff $9, Student/ Senior $7
On Sale: Mon. Apr 5th, 2010
One of the most produced plays in the 20th century canon, Our Town resonates through time with its simple expression of quintessentially American values – practical and useful, lovely in our ordinariness, yet ever dreaming and swept along by a sense of the eternal everywhere in our midst. Combining expressive movement with a rich landscape of music and imagery, this final production of our celebratory season is directed by quest artist and VT theatre alum Andrew Belser.

Classical Music

University Chamber Music

University Chamber Music (6 Concerts)
  • Neoclassical Masterworks
  • Manhattan Piano Trio
  • Poe-Ism
  • Colorado Quartet
  • Kandinsky Trio and marcolivia
  • Imani Winds
Buyer Type

Season Price

Gen/Faculty/Staff

$95

Senior Citizen

$65

Neoclassical Masterworks: Music of Hindemith, Prokofiev, and Stravinsky
Squires Recital Salon- General Seating
Sat., Aug 29th @ 8:00pm
Tickets: General/ Faculty/Staff $15, Senior $10, Student $5
On Sale: Mon. Aug 10th, 2009
Travis J. Cross conducts Virginia Tech faculty members and guest artists in the groundbreaking Octet for wind instruments by Igor Stravinsky. David Jacobsen and Tracy Cowden perform Sergei Prokofiev’s Sonata for flute and piano. Paul Hindemith’s “Morning Music” for brass quartet opens the program.

Manhattan Piano Trio
Squires Recital Salon- General Seating
Sat., Oct 3rd @ 8:00pm
Tickets:  General/Faculty/Staff $15, Senior $10, Student $5
On Sale: Mon. Sept 21st, 2009
Three exciting, young performers from New York City bring their artistry to Blacksburg. Hailed by critics as “a grand departure from the usual”, the Manhattan Piano Trio has quickly become one of the most creative, exciting and dynamic young ensembles in the United States. Presented by the Department of Music and Musica Viva.

Poe-Ism
Squires Recital Salon– General Seating
Sat., Nov 14th @ 8:00pm
Tickets:  General/Faculty/Staff $15, Senior $10, Student $5
On Sale: Mon. Nov 2nd, 2009
To celebrate the bicentennial of the extraordinary American writer Edgar Allan Poe, Virginia Tech pianist Tracy Cowden commissioned a set of songs from award-winning composer Gregory J. Hutter. For the world premiere of these songs, Tracy will be joined by Renaissance Music Academy faculty members soprano Ariana Wyatt and cellist Benjamin Wyatt. The concert will also feature Patricia Raun, director of the School of Performing Arts and Cinema.

Colorado Quartet
Squires Recital Salon- General Seating
Sat., Dec 5th @ 8:00pm
Tickets:General/ Faculty/Staff $15, Senior $10, Student $5
On Sale: Mon. Nov 23rd, 2009
The Colorado Quartet brings their artistry to Blacksburg. The Quartet is recognized on four continents as one of the finest string quartets on the international scene. Winners of both the Baniff International String Quartet Competition and the Naumburg Chamber Music Award, their performances are noted for their musical integrity, impassioned playing and lyrical finesse.

Kandinsky Trio and marcolivia Duo
Squires Recital Salon- General Seating
Sat., Jan 30th @ 8:00pm
Tickets: General/Faculty/Staff $15, Senior $10, Student $5
On Sale: Mon. Jan 18th, 2010
The Kandinsky Trio, with quests the marcolivia duo, will perform the Virginia premiere of Jon Grier’s Piano Quintet “Locriana” along with Robert Schumann’s brilliant Piano Quintet. The Schumann will be played as part of a commemoration of his 200th birth year.

Imani Wind
Lyric Theatre– General Seating
Fri., Feb 12 @ 8:00pm
Tickets:General/ Faculty/Staff $15, Senior $10, Student $5
On Sale: Mon. Feb 1st, 2010
Bridging European, American, African and Latin American traditions, the Imani Winds quintet brings new sounds and textures to traditional instrumentation. Spend an evening at Blacksburg’s historic Lyric Theatre and hear how Grammy-nominated ensemble is carving out a unique and distinctive presence in the classical music world. Sponsored in part by the Lyric Theatre and by a grant from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech.

Parker Quartet
Squires Recital Salon- General Seating
Sun., Mar 21st @ 8:00pm
Tickets: General/Faculty/Staff $15, Senior $10, Student $5
On Sale: Mon. Mar 8th, 2010
Young and dynamic, this string quartet has sparked international acclaim and engaged audiences worldwide. Come find out why The New York Times calls the Parker Quartet “something extraordinary”. Presented by the Department of Music and Valley Music Lovers.

Faculty Chamber Music
Squires Recital Salon- General Seating
Sun., April 11th @ 8:00pm
Tickets: General/ Faculty/Staff $15, Senior $10, Student $5
On Sale: Mon. Mar 29th, 2010
The faculty artists of Virginia Tech’s Department of Music finish the series with a concert of various chamber music works performed with interpretative flair and technical brilliance.

New River Valley Symphony

“The New River Valley Symphony includes the outstanding musicianship of Virginia Tech faculty, students, and artists from throughout the New River Valley.  This year let the Symphony inspire you, transport you, and touch you as they perform the music of Beethoven, Mussorgsky, Wagner, Schumann, and Berlioz.”

New River Valley Symphony (3 Concerts)
  • NRVS Fall Concert
  • NRVS Winter Concert
  • NRVS Spring Concert
Buyer Type

Season Price

Gen/Faculty/Staff

$20

Student/Senior Citizen

$12

NRVS Fall Concert
Burruss Auditorium – General Seating
Sat., Nov 7th @ 8:00pm
Tickets: General/Faculty/Staff $8, Senior/Student $5
On Sale: Mon. Oct 26th, 2009
Overture on Russian Themes Nicilai Rimsky-Korsakov
      Piano Cocerto #1 Sergei Prokofiev
                                 Kimberly Hou, piano
      Piano Cocerto #1, first movement P.I. Tchaikovsky
                          Ina Mitcheva, piano
      Capriccio Italien   P.I. Tchaikovsky

NRVS Winter Concert
Burruss Auditorium – General Seating
Sat., Feb 27th @ 8:00pm
Tickets: General/Faculty/Staff $8, Senior/Student $5
On Sale: Mon., Feb 15th, 2010
Medea’s Dance of Vengeance Samuel Barbar
Concert-Poeme Sergei Wassilenko
                       John Adler, trumpet
Symphony #3, “Rhenish” Robert Schumann

NRVS Spring Concert
Burruss Auditorium – General Seating
Sat., May 1st @ 8:00pm
Tickets: General/Faculty/Staff $8, Senior/Student $5
On Sale: Mon., Apr 19th, 2010
Piano Concerto #3 in C Minor
Ludwig van Beethoven
                                            Erica Sipes, piano
Suite from “The Incredible Flutist” Walter Piston
Four Dances from “Estancia” Alberto Ginastera

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